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8:15 AM ET, July 20, 2024

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Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
The totalitarian tell in Trump's “unity” speech  —  Kim Jung Un and Victor Orban are role models for a type of unity, but not the type you would enjoy  —  By now you have no doubt heard that Donald Trump (a man who, I should note, has spent years urging his supporters to commit violent acts …
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Courtney Hagle / Media Matters for America:
Trump's RNC speech was divisive, but front pages of mainstream media claimed it was “unifying” and “healing”
Daniel McCarthy / The American Conservative:
Why Did Trump Give a Bad Speech?
Eric Levitz / Vox:   The RNC clarified Trump's 2024 persona: Moderate authoritarian weirdo
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:   In the Blood  —  “That was some weird shit.”  So said George W. Bush after watching Donald …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
This Crew Is Totally Beatable
Discussion: ABC30, Raw Story and The Mahablog
New York Times:
Trump Struggles to Turn the Page on ‘American Carnage’
New York Times:
Secluded in Rehoboth, Biden Stews at Allies' Pressure to Drop Out of the Race  —  As he recovers from Covid, the president has grown resentful toward Democratic congressional leaders and former President Barack Obama.  —  Sick with Covid and abandoned by allies, President Biden has been fuming …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for Biden to drop out of the 2024 race  —  Brown has a competitive race in November, and his defection — the fourth by a Democratic senator — is a significant one.  —  Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio called on President Joe Biden to end his re-election campaign Friday …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
A Searing Reminder That Trump Is Unwell
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Behind the scenes as Joe Biden lost control of the Democratic Party
Discussion: Wide World of News
Michelle Shen / CNN:
Sheila Jackson Lee, long-serving Democratic congresswoman and advocate for Black Americans, dies at 74  —  Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas who was an outspoken advocate for Black Americans for decades, has died.  She was 74.
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The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is dead at 74  —  The Houston Democrat announced earlier this year that she had cancer.  —  WASHINGTON — Sheila Jackson Lee, a Houston Democrat who was one of the longest serving members of Texas' Congressional delegation and a longtime advocate for progressive causes …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies after battle with cancer
Discussion: Fox News and Times Now
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New York Times:
Harris Struggles to Reassure Major Democratic Donors
Yamiche Alcindor / NBC News:
Kamala Harris allies weighing how they could build a campaign if Biden exits
Discussion: Times Now and Politico
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns anti-Biden Democrats about what comes next if they succeed  —  The progressive New Yorker spoke on Instagram about the potential risks of pressuring President Joe Biden to end his campaign.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has issued a dire warning …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
AOC Issues Dire Warning on Threats to Come if Biden Drops Out  —  On Instagram Live early Friday morning, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discussed the ongoing debate over whether President Biden is fit to run for reelection.  —  Speaking for close to an hour, the New York progressive explained …
Discussion: The Atlantic and DNyuz
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump is poised to bypass his legal woes thanks to judges he appointed  —  The string of victories reflects luck and timing.  —  Donald Trump is on the cusp of emerging unscathed from his four criminal prosecutions — thanks almost entirely to the decisions of four judges he appointed.
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
George W. Bush's Attorney General Is Worried About Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Baltimore Sun
Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
JD Vance's wife faces racist online backlash from far-right social media posts  —  Usha Chilukuri Vance is the daughter of Indian immigrants.  —  Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WI, July 17, 2024.
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Florida OKs Misleading Statement To Print Next To Pro-Choice Ballot Measure  —  The supposedly nonpartisan committee that drafted it included an economist from the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation, the group behind Project 2025.  —  LOADING  —  The advocates behind Florida's pro …
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Confronting the hate, Phil Williams tells neo-Nazis: ‘When I look at you guys, I do not think master race.’  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — This is my town.  —  Nashville belongs to us — not the out-of-state neo-Nazis who have created havoc this week on our streets with their symbols of hate and vile words.
Discussion: Raw Story
Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
RNC calls for unity ring hollow for some in LGBTQ community  —  “I am running to be president for all of America,” Trump said.  —  Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump stands on stage with his family, vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance …
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and Axios
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
JD Vance Leads Trump's Push to Win Key ‘Blue Wall’ States  — Biden's path runs through Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan  — GOP chairs bullish about Trump support in those battlegrounds  —  Donald Trump and JD Vance are set to make their campaign-trail debut as the official Republican ticket …
 
 
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scientificamerican.com:
Project 2025 Plan for Trump Presidency Has Far-Reaching Threats to Science
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Leaked memo shows J.D. Vance's anti-woke ideology on foreign affairs
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
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